The Baltimore County union., 1887-01-08

at 800 p. m.
There will be preaching at Lutherville, by Rev.
W. H. H. Powers, in the Public Hall, every SUM-
day afternoon, at 81 o'clock.
Sater's Baptist Church.-Preaching every Sum
stor, Rev. w. J. Nicoll, at Saters'
Baptist Church. at IL a. m, and at Pikesville Bap-
tist Church at p. m.
Eutaw M. P. Church, Hartford Road.-Preach-
ing every Sunday, by the pastor, Rev. j. M. Gill,
at IL a. m. All invited.
Miss Emma Kaufman, of Bellefontaine,
Ohio, is now visiting her uncle, Mr.. John T. Kauf-
man, of Baltimore.
The new uniforms for the Towson Guards
have been finished and will be delivered to the
company next week.
The "People's Voice has been stilled-
that is the newspaper of that name has ceased to
exist for the present.
The sleghing in the county this week has
been fine and has been much enjoyed by all who
had horses and cutters.
Mr. Albert Fowler, brother of Judge David
Fowler, of this place, has been appointed to a
clerkship in the Internal Revenue office in Balti-
more.
Geo. L. Van Bibber, ESQ.,, trustee, has sold
the farm of Alex. F. Hayes, near Churchvile,
to DR.. David Harlan, for $1,000 1t contains 24O
acres.
land Central road are now negotiating for two
new engines and they hope soon to have them in
service.
Mr.. Chester B. Turnbull and wife, whose
handsome country residence is situated near Tow
sontown, have gone to the city for the balance OF
the winter.
H. Hoffman & Sons, well known paper manufac-
turers, has been removed from North street to rs
South Gay street.
The new steam roller -four mill of Messrs.
Henry Reckord & Sons, at Belair, was started on
Monday. Its capacity is 100 barrels per day of
twenty -four hours.
The people of Hampden want Postmaster
Brown to establish postal station in their town,
with carrier service and other advantages, to take
the place of their present postof6ce.
Mr.. William Snyder, a we'll known retired
butcher of Pennsylvania avenue, made an assign
ment last week. The trustee Milton W. Offutt,
ESQ.,, bonded in the sum of 100000.
On Saturday morning last man named
Bernhardt Schmidt, employed in Gunther's brew
cry, Canton, fell down an elevator shaft and broke
his back He only lived few hours.
BY the quarterly distribution of the State
public school tax, male by the Comptroller on the
Sd instant Baltimore county white schools receive
SIS, 1862 95, and colored schools 81, 1854.
Mr.. John Peterson, of the 18th district, has
now in use in his kitchen a coffee mill that has
Deen S6rVlc6
ances it is good for forty odd years more.
"A number of gentlemen from Towsontown
went to Baltimore on New Year Day and attend
ed the reception of the Monday Club. 1t was a
grand ahhssziif md VIE SnjeJed by hundreds.
The Governor has appointed Col. Wilmot
johnson, of Graces Quarter, 18th district, one Of
the managers of the Maryland Hospital for the
Insane, vice Gen. Henry S. Taylor, deceased.
Mr. Howard Munnikhuysen has resigned
the presidency of the Highlandtown and Point
Breeze Railroad Company, and the road has
passed into the control of Philadelphia parties.
Mr. William E. Greenfield, a Towsontown
printer who is now employed in the Government
printing office, has been elected financial secretary
of the Maryland Democratic Association in Wash
ington.
The improvements to st. Johns P. E..
Church, Mount Washington, have been completed
and the edifice now presents a handsome appear
ance with its new tower and tasteful inside deco
rations.
Sunday last was the coldest day of the
winter thus far and Monday morning the ther-
mometer registered only four degrees above zero.
For "mild winter" this one is getting in its fine
work beautifully.
Mr.. August Weis, of the 18th district, has
been named by Collector of Internal Revenue
Roberts for the position of gauger and storekeep-
er. The appointment is made by the Commis-
sioner of Internal Revenue.
in hotel in Trenton, N. j., on Monday last, was
brother of Mr.. R. 7. Savin, who is connected
with the Citizens National Bank of Baltimore and
resides at Waverly, Baltimore county.
Mr.. Abraham L. Matthews, of Waverly,
has been appointed night watchman at the new
Marine Hospital in the Belt, at a salary of $500
per annum. We congratulate Abe on his good
luck and wish him happy New Year.
"A man named Frank Pearce, with an alias
or two, has been arraigned in Court here upon the
charge of passing forged check on the new Ma
tional Bank of Elicott City. He plead not guilty
and his trial was fixed for next Monday.
Among the applicants for places under
Collector of Internal Revenue Roberts is Mr.. j..
Harman Schone, of the 18th district, ex-County
Treasurer of Baltimore county. Mr.. James Har-
vey, of this county, is also said to be an appli-
cant.
Among those named on the regular ticket
for directors of the Baltimore Corn and Flour
Exchange are Messrs. Samuel E. George, J. Harry
Ward and Robert S. Fowler, all well known in
Baltimore county. The election takes place jan
uary 31st
Two of the four excursion cars Of the Mary
land Central road that were sent to Wilmington
TO be transformed into regular passenger coaches,
have been returned and are now in use. They
are handsomely painted and upholstered and are
very comfortable.
Collector Groome has appointed Mr.. Thos.
W
to an inspectorship in the Baltimore Custom
House. Mr.. Galloway is son of the late DR..
John Galloway, and was at one time clerk in
the County Treasurer's Office.
The most beautiful calendar we have seen
this year was received from Edward W. Stiefel,
ESQ.,, proprietor of the Csrrollton Brewery, in the
1st district of this county. 1t is large, TASTEFUL
and very attractive, and we are pleased to give it
q prominent place in our office.
Mr.. Chas. W. Lee, who owns the promising
young horse, "John w." was out this week in a
Portland cutter, driving very promising black
colt with his favorite. The pair made handy
and likely looking team-and, as the boys says,
they "split the road wide open."
At q meeting of the Hartford County..Agrl-
cultural Society on Monday, it was decided to ad-
vance the price of admission to fifty cents for all
persons not stockholders, and to abolish all ex-
hibitors' fees and privileges. This is done with
view to clearing the Society of debt of 81, $50.
Capt. William Deanty, late Of the Balti-
more police force, has been appointed superinten-
dent for the Society for the Protection of Chill
dren from Vice and immortality and will have
charge of the Halls Springs property, lately pre-
sented to the Society by Mr.. 7. Harrison Garrett
Martin Fugate, who had been driver on
the York road for sixteen years, died al
his home, Govanstown, on Saturday last, OF con-
sumption, aged 4S years. He was faithful en-
ployee and careful in the performance OF his du-
Fugate was originally from the 10th district.
Mr. J. Scott Merryman, of the 1st district
Baltimore county, who for some years has been a
deputy collector in the Internal Revenue office
Baltimore, has been notified that his services will
not be required after the 18th instant. He has
been very efficient and popular officer and has
many friends in Baltimore and Hartford counties
"A large coasting party from the city came
to Towsontown on Wednesday evening and en-
gagged in that sport on Perrigos hill, just above
town, but the snow, which was falling very fast
spoiled the coasting and the party then repaired
to the residence of Col. D. G. Mcintosh, where
supper was served, after which they returned tt
the city.
The Beair Democrat of last week says
"The Baltimore county press (meaning THE
UNIoN) grows eloquent over the lightning roo
and wire fence swindle, and for q wonder dom
claim that the agents are Hartford county
men, and don't say that they are Baltimore coun
tisns Now our Hartford farmers will do well i
they see Baltimore county man with light
ning-rod or a wire-fence to give him wide bertf
and this they do on the advice of the Balti
more county press"